Walls of Grosseto

Walls of Grosseto
	Mura di Grosseto
	Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy
	Porta Vecchia
	Walls of Grosseto
Coordinates	42.761806°N 11.1175°E
Type	Defensive walls
Site information
Owner	City of Grosseto
Controlled by	Grand Duchy of Tuscany (1565–1859)
Open to; the public	yes
Condition	Well-preserved or intact
Site history
Built	1565–93
Built by	Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany; Architects involved: Baldassarre Lanci (1565–71); Marino Lanci (1571–74); Simone Genga (1574–82);
Materials	Brick

The Walls of Grosseto (Italian: mura di Grosseto), known also as Medicean Walls (Italian: mura medicee), are a series of defensive brick walls surrounding the city of Grosseto in southern Tuscany, Italy.

The fortifications were commissioned by Cosimo I de' Medici, after the conquest of the Republic of Siena and its annexation to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. The walls were designed by engineer-architect Baldassarre Lanci in 1564. Costruction began in 1565 and was completed in 1593.

During the 19th century, under the rule of Leopold II, the walkways of the walls were demilitarized and transformed into gardens and promenades.

Fortifications

Bastione Rimembranza (Remembrance)
Bastione Fortezza (Fortress) – it incorporates the ancient 14th-century Sienese fortress
Bastione Maiano
Bastione Cavallerizza (Equestrian)
Bastione Molino a Vento (Windmill)
Bastione Garibaldi

Porta Nuova (New Gate)
Porta Vecchia (Old Gate) – 14th-century gate, surviving the demolition of the ancient Sienese walls
Porta Corsica

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